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02/08/2015
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
IOC Recognises South Sudan
South Sudan becomes 206th Olympic member; 'Treating' paedophilia; The air miles master
Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough
Pancreatic cancer urine test hope, Greek stock market reopens, Frisbee recognised by IOC
Obama Unveils 'Most Important Step Ever' on Climate Change
Obama plan to cut CO2 emissions; Fussy eating and mental health link; Iran van confusion
Pakistan Execution
Shafqat Hussain is hanged despite protest; Yemen fighting intensifies; Chinese education
Who Owns the Arctic?
Russia claims Arctic territory at UN; IAAF responds to doping claims; Bonobo ape peeps
Japan Remembers Hiroshima
Hopes of a nuclear-free world; Uganda 'bride price' judgement; Russia's food bonfire
US Republican candidate debate
Republican candidate debate; stolen Strad recovered after 35 years; remembering Hiroshima
Migrant chaos on Greek islands
Europe's treatment of migrants; MH370 relatives protest; refugees' Turkish wedding
Bangladeshi Blogger Hacked to Death
Fourth blogger killed this year; Mali attack; 40 years of Rocky Horror.
Pinochet's Intelligence Chief Dies
Chileans celebrate the death of General Contreras, Kabul attacks, Fangio exhumation.
Chile Former Spy Chief Dies
Ex-prisoner's Contreras story; UK Poles' mass blood drive; is football season too long?
Iraqi PM Promises Reforms
Al-Abadi vows to tackle corruption and incompetence; Haiti elections; Ukraine OSCE.
Ferguson Anniversary
Ferguson marks anniversary of police shooting; Iraq PM reform plan; Rape survivor clinic.
Turmoil in Turkey
Attacks in Istanbul and Sirnak; Ferguson rally clashes; Chinese TV star crosses red line.
Japan Restarts Nuclear Programme
Mothballed power plant switched on; Organ transplant black market; Nefertiti's tomb?
Interview with Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey pushes for Syria 'safe zone'; Why Indian CEOs are good; Man plans to swim Pacific
China's Currency Weakens Further
Yuan hits four-year low; Amnesty details Syrian 'war crimes'; the menstrual runner.
China Blast
Massive explosions in China; A Jewish reporter in Iran; Robots building baby robots.
China Warehouse Death Toll Rises
Solidarity in Tianjin following explosion; Sri Lanka torture; App identifies birdsong.
Greek MPs Vote on Another Bailout
Greece austerity debate; President Harding's love child; Tennis insults.
US flag raised in Havana
US flag flies at Cuba embassy; Austria migrant centre overcrowding; The Iliad live
Japanese PM expresses WW2 remorse
"Profound grief" but no apology from Abe; Tianjin chemical dangers; Zimbabwe skulls
Tianjin Evacuation
China extends Tianjin exclusion zone; Japan Emperor's WW2 remorse; Chelsea's doctor row.
Militant Cleric Arrested in Lebanon
Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir detained; assassination in Burundi; Akihito's 'remorse'.
Suicide Attack Kills Pakistan Politician
Punjab home minister killed; desegregation in Yonkers; a book to help kids sleep
Maliki Accused Over Fall of Mosul
Iraqi committee accuses Maliki over Mosul; protests in Brazil; Julian Bond remembered.
Massive Bomb Rocks Bangkok
Deadly blast hits Thai shrine; Egypt anti-terror measures; Mimicking owls in engineering
Bangkok Explosion
Bomb explodes in Thai capital; South Sudan peace talks; the Bin Laden tapes.
Iraqi Slaves
Rescuing enslaved Yazidis in Iraq; Spitfires fly again; Ali Bongo's inheritance give-away
"Female Viagra" No Magic Pill
Pill aims to boost women's libido; no Muslim migrants for Slovakia; Nigerian funk pioneer